Maine’s unemployment rate is at a near-record low and we have more new business applications than ever before. When it comes to equal pay, however, there’s ground to make up.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Airline meltdowns are the canary in the coal mine
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Jim Fossel: Republicans might be about to blow the midterms
Though November was supposed to be an unprecedented opportunity for victory, fundraising is slipping and candidate quality is low.
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Maine Voices: Consider embarking on a flowerbed safari
Insects outnumber us on the planet by more than 200 million times. I decided to take a closer look.
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The Maine Millennial: Are you telling me that government programs don’t benefit everyone equally?
Anger and indignation in response to student loan forgiveness come down to American attitudes toward class and ‘upward mobility.’
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Shawn Johnson: Reflections after 30 years of coaching at Cony
We don’t coach for the money, says Cony High School’s coach of the varsity golf team.
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Maine Voices: May I give you a reason to be hopeful?
The needs of our friends and neighbors increase every day. My community, despite being divided on many fronts, comes together to meet those needs.
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Commentary: In gubernatorial race, it’s Mills: 59; LePage: 23
The Maine State Building & Construction Trades Council and our 20 labor unions unanimously endorse Gov. Mills for a second term. Here’s why.
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Marty Walsh: Actually, America’s workforce is stronger than ever
We shouldn’t emerge from the pandemic with a soured view of our national work ethic, the U.S. labor secretary says.
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Maine Voices: Trailer parks wrongly overlooked in affordable-housing debate
Maine has the highest rate of mobile homes in the northeastern U.S. It’s past time to help those communities out.